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How Independent Agents View Super Regional Carriers
Jul 6 2009 // Survey Says Claims Service Continues to Top List of Agency Demands Quality claims service continues to be the top factor in how independent agents evaluate their carriers, although insurers’ financial strength...
Safe and Sound
Jul 6 2009 // Making the Connection for Contractors Contractors with a sharp eye for their bottom line are smart to place a premium on safety. Insurance agents and brokers tend to know a construction business that avoids injuries is not...
Beware of Symbol 7 Only Auto
Jul 6 2009 // Agents Need to Cover Their Exposures by Offering Hired Non-Owned Auto Coverage Risk managers, insurance agents and brokers have always known that a Symbol 7 on auto liability policies is not very desirable. This symbol...
Dallas Insurance Agent Engaged to ‘The Bachelor’ Winner Rycroft
Jul 2 2009 // When “The Bachelor” winner Melissa Rycroft got jilted for the runner-up, she returned the engagement ring — and walked off the set. That was so five months ago. Now, Rycroft has another sparkler —...
Indiana Warns Insurance Agents About Potential Scam
Jul 2 2009 // Indiana Department of Insurance has issued a warning to Indiana licensed agents to be aware of a potential scam targeting them. The Department has received reports from other states that individuals have been calling their...
TAPCO Underwiters Now Offering E&S Services to Mississippi Agents
Jul 1 2009 // TAPCO Underwriters, Inc., a Burlington, North Carolina-based excess and surplus lines managing general agency, is now offering its services to retail insurance agents in Mississippi. TAPCO is known for its unique service...
Heffernan Insurance Brokers Forms Professional Practices Group
Jul 1 2009 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers announced that it has hired 17 employees to form a new division named Heffernan Professional Practices Insurance Brokers, specializing in architects and engineers and...
Georgia Warns Insurance Agents of Possible Identity Theft Scam
Jul 1 2009 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine said insurance agents in several states have been called by scammers posing as insurance regulators in order to collect personal data that would make I.D. theft...
Western Insurance Agents Association Installs Officers, Directors
Jul 1 2009 // The Rancho Cordova, Calif.-based Western Insurance Agents Association (WIAA) has announced the confirmation of its board officers and directors for the 2009-2011 term. The 2009-2011 Board includes: Chairman Phil Hakopian...
California-Based ICW Group Upgrades, Rebrands Based on Agent Feedback
Jun 30 2009 // Truly listening to what agents have to say can make a world of difference in how an insurance company is run and organized. Just ask the folks at San Diego-based ICW Group Insurance Companies, an Insurance Journal-ranked...
Illinois Insurance Agent Accused in $370K Fraud Scheme
Jun 30 2009 // The Illinois Department of Insurance reported that a licensed insurance agent, Larry Chouinard of Kankakee, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding 13 businesses of nearly $370,000. Bradley, Ill., police arrested...
Jimcor Agencies Adds Workers’ Comp Program
Jun 30 2009 // Montvale, New Jersey-based Managing General Agent Jimcor Agencies has begun selling a workers’ compensation insurance program as part of its admitted markets division, Zaloom Associates. Jerry Zaloom, president of...
Abacus Insurance Brokers Expands Online Stunt Coverage Offering
Jun 30 2009 // Abacus Insurance Brokers Inc., a Los Angeles-based program manager that distributes specialty insurance products online, has enhanced its portfolio of production programs by expanding the range of eligible stunts. Coverage...
Agents, Brokers To See 6% Fee Reduction in California
Jun 29 2009 // California insurance agents, brokers and adjusters will see a reduction in fees, thanks to California Department of Insurance (CDI) changes that take effect July 1, 2009. The 6 precent reduction in fees will apply to...
Oklahoma Insurance Department: Scammers Targeting Agents
Jun 29 2009 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has warned insurance producers and adjusters across the state to be on the lookout for imposters posing as Oklahoma Insurance Department employees seeking confidential personal...
Apex Global Partners Acquires Dallas Insurance Broker
Jun 29 2009 // Dallas-based Apex Global Partners (AGP) has acquired the Corrigan Jordan Insurance Agency, a privately owned insurance and risk management brokerage also headquartered in Dallas. Corrigan Jordan has been providing...
CGM Gallagher Appoints Tomlin and Rocheford to Sr. Management Positions
Jun 26 2009 // The CGM Gallagher Group, one of the largest and oldest insurance brokers in the English-speaking Caribbean, announced that it has appointed William Tomlin as President following Thursday’s meeting of the...
Daniel Named Texas Independent Agents’ ACSR of the Year
Jun 25 2009 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has awarded Patricia Ann Daniel, assistant vice president and insurance consultant with Extraco Banks N.A. dba: Extraco Insurance in Waco,Texas, with its Accredited Customer...
Agents Advised to Know How Work Comp Trusts Differ From Typical Insurance Companies
Jun 25 2009 // To start off, what exactly is a workers’ compensation group trust? Per the New York State Insurance Department Web site, it is: [A] group of employers who perform related activities in an industry who agree to be...
California Broker Lawson-Hawks Acquires Truckee Insurance
Jun 25 2009 // Mountain View, Calif.-based Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates Inc., a regional independent insurance broker based in Mountain View, Calif., has acquired Truckee, California Insurance Agency. Terms of the transaction were...
